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Indian writer (born 1948)

Nasera Sharma
Born1948 (age 76–77)
Allahabad, India
LanguageHindi, English, Persian
Alma mater
  • University of Allahabad (B.A.)
  • Jawaharlal Nehru University (M.A. in Persian Language and Literature)
GenreHindi literature, literary fiction
Years active1976-present
Notable awardsSahitya Akademi Award
2015

Nasera Sharma (born 1948) is an Indian writer who writes in Hindi.

Biography

She was born in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.

She has published 10 Hindi-language novels.

She was the only woman from South Asia to interview Ruhollah Khomeini after he came into power.

Awards

She won a Sahitya Akademi Award for her novel Paarijat.

She won Vyas Samman for her novel Kagaz ki Naav in 2019.

Selected works

  • Parijat
  • Mere Priya Kahaniyaan
  • Ajnabi Jajira
  • Patthar Gali
  • Aurat Ke Liye Aurat

References

  1. "Nasera Sharma". Hindi Urdu Flagship. University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  2. "Meeting Ayatollah Khomeini and the mystery behind Iran's Child Soldiers". 11 February 2019.
  3. "24 writers including Nasira Sharma, Jerry Pinto get Sahitya Akademi awards". Deccan Chronicle. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
Sahitya Akademi Award for Hindi
1955–1959
1960–1979
1980–1999
2000–2019present
2020–present


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